Rocket Girls/Characters

SSA's Schoolgirl Astronauts

The story's protagonist, Yukari is stubborn, tough, and incredibly lucky - in short, perfect astronaut material.

Tropes exhibited by Yukari include:

Only Sane Man: Yukari, especially from her perspective. Surrounded by an overly ambitious executive, a surprisingly cold-blooded doctor, a mad scientist, a jungle girl who can't shut up about "fireworks"? Yeah. And then there's her father.
Ordinary High School Student: Yukari prior to becoming an astronaut. For the first few weeks following her return to Earth, she tries to insist that she still is one.

Tropes exhibited by Matsuri include:

The Chief's Daughter: Matsuri is technically one, although she doesn't fall into the traditional role of being the main character's love interest; (instead she turns out to be the heroine's younger half-sister, since the Chief in question is actually Yukari's runaway dad).
Fur Bikini: Matsuri's "native" clothing is a close cousin, being as it doesn't have much fur in it.
Jumped At the Call
Magical Native Islander: Matsuri can charm fishes to the shore by singing to them, uses the Jedi Mind Trick on a guard and survives 38 Kg. at 10G on her torso during a re-entry without even a bruised rib.
Nubile Savage

Tropes exhibited by Akane include:

Determinator: She flat-out refused any help in order to become an astronaut.
Jumped At the Call: Akane turns Jumping at the Call Up to Eleven, spending her life savings to get to the SSA on the off chance that che might be allowed to simply apply.

Tropes exhibited by Kinoshita include:

Salaryman: Kinoshita was one of these before he decided to follow his childhood dreams and become an astronaut. After failing screening due to a medical condition, he ended up becoming the SSA's mission director instead.

Tropes exhibited by Satsuki include:

Hyper Awareness: Satsuki makes an absurdly accurate "estimate" of Yukari's measurements just by eyeballing her. Later, she does the same with Akane.

voiced by Jin Domon

Tropes exhibited by Mihara include:

Mad Scientist: She's fascinated with oxidation, the faster the better. (In layman's terms, she really likes Stuff Blowing Up.) When she needed platinum as a catalyst for the new fuel she was testing, she used her own wedding ring to provide it!
Scary Shiny Glasses: Mihara the chemist.

SSA's first astronaut, he quits when he's ordered to lose a dangerous amount of weight. He becomes the island's taxi driver.

Tropes exhibited by Yasukawa include: